Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
November 15, 1966Release Date
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
November 15, 1966Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Harold P. Warren
Michael / Director / Producer / Writer
Tom Neyman
The Master / Set Designer
Thomas Ivy
The Master
John Reynolds
Torgo
Diane Mahree
Margaret
Harold P. Warren
Michael
Harold P. Warren
Michael
Stephanie Nielson
Master's Wife
Sherry Proctor
Master's Wife
Robin Redd
Master's Wife
Jackey Neyman Jones
Debbie
Jackey Neyman
Debbie
Bernie Rosenblum
Teenager in Car
William Bryan Jennings
Cop
Joyce Molleur
Teenager in Car
Jay Hall
Master's Wife
Bettie Burns
Master's Wife
Lelanie Hansard
Master's Wife
Russ Huddleston
Composer
Pat Coburn
Girl in Convertible
Pat Sullivan
Girl in Convertible
Robert Smith Jr.
Composer
George Cavender
Cop
Robert Guidry
Cinematographer
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Manos: The Hands of Fate is a 1966 American independent no-budget supernatural folk horror film written, directed, and produced by Harold P. Warren. It stars Tom Neyman, John Reynolds, Diane Mahree, and Warren. The film follows a family getting lost during their vacation road trip through the Texas desert and becoming stranded at the lodge of a polygynous pagan cult led by the Master who decides their fate.
Warren was an insurance and fertilizer salesman from El Paso, Texas, who made the film as a result of a bet with screenwriter Stirling Silliphant. Most of the remaining cast and crew had little or no background in filmmaking. The theatrical debut was poorly received, playing only at the Capri Theater in El Paso and some drive-ins around West Texas and New Mexico.
Manos remained obscure until featured in a 1993 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, a television series based around mocking B movies. This developed its cult reputation as one of the worst films ever made. The film has been criticized for continuous deficiencies in editing, continuity, audiovisual synchronization, pacing, acting, and several inexplicable and disconnected scenes, such as a nameless couple repeatedly shown kissing in a distant car and the Master's wives breaking into catfights. Its MST3K appearance resulted in several DVD releases of the original film and three of the MST3K episode. The original 16 mm workprint was discovered in California in 2011, from which a new, remastered version of the film was released on Blu-ray by Synapse Films on October 13, 2015.The film was followed by a prequel, Manos: The Rise of Torgo (2018), and a sequel, Manos Returns (2018).